InterLnkd has partnered with Viasat to offer the provider’s airline customers access to AirMall – the first full-scale digital inflight shopping mall – giving carriers a new way to monetise their onboard Wi‑Fi investment. Viasat is a global leader in satellite communications providing inflight broadband connectivity to more than 60 airlines worldwide. Announced at the World Aviation Festival in Lisbon, the agreement will see AirMall available on Viasat’s Connected Partner Platform, which hosts curated applications, allowing Viasat airline customers to opt in to a global retail channel that connects travellers to more than 20,000 brands in the air.

World Aviation Festival (WAF), one of the industry’s leading global gatherings for airlines, airports, and travel technology, has announced the five finalists for its highly anticipated Start-up Pitch Competition.  The live final will take place on 7th October at 15:50 on the main stage at the FIL Lisbon conference centre. The competition, a highlight of the Festival’s Start-up Village initiative, provides a platform for early-stage disruptors to showcase their innovations to more than 4,500 senior executives from across aviation and travel.  Each finalist will pitch their solution to a panel of industry leaders and investors, competing for recognition as one of aviation’s most promising new ventures.